Alumni Association
The Alumni Association, which includes former students, current and former employees and friends of the College, supports the school and provides student scholarships every academic year. The group’s activities include an annual banquet meeting.
The Alumni Association traces its beginning to the Port Arthur College Alumni Association organized in 1917 and active until the early 1950s. In 1986 the faculty and staff reactivated the group as the Lamar University-Port Arthur Alumni Association in 2000 to reflect the change of the institution’s name.
Title V Grant: A Pathway to Success!
In 2019, Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) was awarded a Title V Grant from the U.S. Department of Education. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), with Hispanic students representing more than 25% of the College’s student enrollments, LSCPA seeks to partner with the Hispanic community to increase access to higher education for Hispanic students and to ensure their success once they are enrolled. The first major goal of this initiative is to establish an effective on-ramp for students by a) aligning LSCPA academic pathways to Texas high school endorsement tracks, b) making processes and publications more student-friendly, and c) involving families/support systems to enhance commitment to education. The second major goal is to increase completion and success rates of traditionally disadvantaged students by a) improving the rate at which Hispanic and low-income students matriculate from developmental to college-level coursework and b) improving the rate at which Hispanic and low-income students succeed (earn a grade of A, B, C, or Pass) in credit courses. Specific services to be provided to students include: 24/7 availability of tutoring in an online format, career planning tools, peer support services, family involvement, and financial literacy support. Many of these services will be housed in the renovated, historic Ruby Fuller Building.
This grant celebrates the diversity of our community and our student body and seeks to create a pathway to success for all students.
Safety and Security
Community Service officers help to provide a safe environment for students, visitors and college employees. They provide escort service to vehicles upon request and provide parking lot surveillance. The College also utilizes video and other forms of surveillance to aid in providing a secure and safe operation. The campus also relies on the Port Arthur Police Department when needed.
Campus emergencies must be reported to the Security Office by dialing ‘0’.
Counseling Services
Lamar State College Port Arthur recognizes that stressful personal and family problems can have an adverse impact on the academic performance of college students. While no program can eliminate all personal problems, efforts to provide timely assessment and effective counseling are steps that can be taken to address such concerns. Student Services offers personal counseling for students.
Counseling services referral can be arranged for by contacting the Dean for Student Services.
Fitness Center
Lamar State College Port Arthur has a state-of-the-art fitness center composed of cardiovascular machines such as treadmills, bikes and rowing machines as well as strength training equipment such as free weights and Pre-Cor weight machines. A dance studio is adjacent to the Fitness Center. The basketball court is available for free play. The Fitness Center is student-driven and works with the interests of the student body to form such things as basketball contests, fun runs and club/intramural sports activities.
The Fitness Center is located in the Carl Parker Multipurpose Center.
Intercollegiate Athletics
The College also has a Division I intercollegiate athletic programs; men’s basketball and women’s softball. The teams compete in Region XIV, a conference of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Region XIV is known as one of the strongest conferences in the NJCAA. The LSCPA Athletics Department publishes a separate website at www.LamarStateSeahawks.com.
Men’s Basketball
Lamar State College Port Arthur sponsors a Men’s Basketball Team that competes in NJCAA Division I. Students interested in participating should contact the Head Basketball Coach.
Women’s Softball
Lamar State College Port Arthur sponsors a Women’s Softball Team that competes in NJCAA Division I. Each year there are approximately 25 home games that Lamar State Students can cheer on the home team! Students interested in participating should contact the Head Softball Coach.
Student Support
Students interested in a career in athletics can get first-hand experience assisting coaches and staff. Students may gain experience in such areas as operations, marketing, tutoring and coaching. Students interested in participating should contact the Director of Athletics.
Club Sports
Lamar State College Port Arthur is committed to providing student life experiences to our students. When students show an interest in forming a club sports team, the Fitness Center Staff work with the student group to help achieve the students’ goals.
Club sports are designed to meet the competitive athletic desires of students, faculty and staff. Many student athletes choose Club Sports because their sport is not offered through the varsity or they do not wish to make the time commitment necessary for a varsity sport. Club Sports competes against other institutions of higher education from the local and regional area on a non-varsity level. Each Club Sports Team is a registered student organization providing instruction, organizing practice and scheduling competition in a specific sport. As a student organization each team is administered, developed and coached by students on that team. Teams may have larger or fewer members based on the level of interest in that sport. Club Sports are partially funded through the College, and no athletes are on scholarships.
Technology Services
Technology Services provides services to students who are enrolled at LSCPA. The services include student email, internet connectivity from all the computer labs on campus, access to our learning management system, access to Self Service Banner, Online Learning support, registration, and additional services as needed.